weightless

[weyt-lis] / ˈweɪt lɪs /

ADJECTIVE

light

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ethereal inconsequential trivial

WEAK

agile airy atmospheric buoyant crumbly dainty delicate downy easy effervescent featherweight feathery filmy flimsy floatable floating fluffy friable frothy gossamery graceful imponderous insubstantial light as a feather light-footed lightweight lithe little loose meager nimble petty porous portable sandy sheer slender slight small spongy sprightly sylphlike thin tissuelike trifling unheavy unsubstantial

Antonyms

STRONGEST

important significant

Example Sentences

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But there are no rest days for the weightless: the astronauts have 30 minutes of exercise built in to their schedules.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Other bodies in the painting—the woman holding Jesus’ head and the one dressed in green, supporting Mary—seem to be weightless, suspended in mid-air.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Muscle strength takes on a different meaning when everything is practically weightless.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

The breathtaking menswear displays in the show “Up, Up, and Away” featured couture-like poetry: seemingly weightless textiles that billowed like parachutes or kites.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Then, lifting his black leather bag as if it were weightless, he walked down the path and out of the graveyard.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

weightless

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